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[T.G.Maestro]

As the title suggests - I'd like to see something along this line as a fitting forum banner. Sorry, but the current "Real Life Cathedral" theme is just out of concept IMO.

Anyway, here are my suggestions:

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[Yacomo]

Those are gorgeous! May I ask how you created them? They look like they were carefully crafted by hand, you are a very talented artist if this is indeed true

If they are of use for anyone, I do have some renders for offer previously posted in this thread. Not as nice as the images above though

Edit: Though that thread linking is a little bit uggly, so copied the pictures over here.

Edited by Yacomo, 29 June 2005 - 01:38 AM.

[jester]

The first one is the most catchy for me, but could be hard to crop correctly.

Too vampire!

Too victorian!

Too victorian and streetlights!

Gret stuff TGM! Where did you get these? If you drew them yourself I know an assignment for you.

[T.G.Maestro]

I'm sorry if I disappoint you, but these are not my artwork - I'm not skilled enough yet to draw images of such high quality (at least not in colors, I'm fairly skilled with pencil'n'paper).

These pics were taken as samples from the artwork created for Thief3. Even if they turn out to be non-useable for a forum like this one, they can be used as a good example on what should work as an ideal forum banner - one that would truly fit the "Spellhold" theme.

EDIT: so far I haven't seen any statements on the thief3 site declaring that the use of these artwork is prohibited in any means.

Edited by T.G.Maestro, 29 June 2005 - 05:09 AM.

[Thorium Dragon]

I whipped this one up for my personal use, but I can share.

The water could be better and the font could be more interesting. But I don't think it's too bad for 10 minutes of work.

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Edited by Thorium Dragon, 29 June 2005 - 05:24 AM.

[Archmage Silver]

@T.G I like the first one best this far. Maybe it would make at least the model that the banner is based on, who knows.

[T.G.Maestro]

Again, I browsed the site (thief3 website), but haven't seen any warnings that these artwork cannot be used this way.

[jester]

Try to cut them into banner size first. Bigger pictures can be very misleading when they show much more content, read judge them as banners.

[Userunfriendly]

Try to cut them into banner size first. Bigger pictures can be very misleading when they show much more content, read judge them as banners.

agreed...i really like the sense of desolate isolation in the second one by tgm, and the one by thorium dragon...

if the cropped image of the second one by tgm still gives you that sense of desolate isolation, then it would be my vote.

[T.G.Maestro]

What is the opinion of the admins/GMs here? Any ideas?

[Shed]

My personal opinion is that I quite like the first one you posted. I attach it resized. However, I'm a bit concerned that it's artwork for a copyrighted game, and that Thief 3 is not even a CRPG .

Anyone else with further suggestions or offerings, please give them here!

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[T.G.Maestro]

My personal opinion is that I quite like the first one you posted. I attach it resized

Looks good - could you please (or someone else) post the other ones resized as well? (I don't have the time ATM, sorry)

However, I'm a bit concerned that it's artwork for a copyrighted game

Unless their use is prohibited by any means, we are free to use them.

[Shed]

Sure, here are the others:

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[T.G.Maestro]

While the last one doesn't look too got this way, the others are absolutely astounding - I could hardly decide between 1-2-3.

[Jyzabyl]

I think the one with the full moon is fabulous. Full Moon leads to Lunacy leads to Asylum.

[T.G.Maestro]

I think the one with the full moon is fabulous.

Yes, either that, or the first one are the best IMO.

[jester]

For anybody who does not know the original images I think everything but the lonely house with the moon is too weak. Perhaps it needs a little bit of hill underneath to show that it is actually towering like Spellhold is.

[Shed]

While the full moon banner is good, it doesn't go with the theme. Changing the theme (or an alternative theme) to Gothic black and blue would not be good, imo . However, the first image is more red, brighter, and even contains books/spells .

[T.G.Maestro]

While the full moon banner is good, it doesn't go with the theme. Changing the theme (or an alternative theme) to Gothic black and blue would not be good, imo

I wouldn't say that only black&blue would fit that one. Simply imagine a white (or silverish-white)/blue/black theme - it would work nicely. And other variations are possible as well to fit.
And, since we were already talking about multiple skins...

Anyway, here are a few extra artwork of the same cathegory:

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Edited by T.G.Maestro, 30 June 2005 - 07:36 AM.

[jester]

I think once you cut the library picture into just a bookshelf slice it looses its depth. As much as I like the picture as a whole I am not thrilled by the single bookshelf.